12 Easy Ways to Organize Your Life

After writing on Organizing for years on my blog, I thought I would share with you some quick and easy organizing tips for your life. So let’s dig right in:

1. Use Cloud calendar efficiently on your phone & desktop

Set up yearly birthday/anniversary reminders of important friends & family so you never have to worry about them ever again in life. This is a great way to be a responsible person. You can add your important commitments and appointments in this calendar too. You can set up your reminder preferences for events.

It will save you all the time and effort for actually googling every bit of information you need. It’s like having a secretary at home making your life easier.

Google Home has competitors available in the market (Echo dot and Siri) but Google Home is better than the competition at the moment.

3. Display a physical calendar in your home in a prominent area like the dining room

The whole family can write down their commitments on it so the family knows all commitments.

4. Make To-do lists

It is absolutely vital to make To-Do lists in your life if you actually want things done.
I make mine a night before or early morning for each day.

Tick off as you go.

5. Use alarms and reminders for important things

Let’s not rely on our memory and actually start setting up reminders and alarms for things which are really important.

6. Use Post its/Magnetic boards/notes on fridge or bulletin boards as prominent reminders

When you really can’t afford to forget something, it is a good idea to write it down in a prominent place so you don’t forget. I have used Post-it’s in my office as reminders for myself and I think they work pretty well.

7. Keep a small diary and pen in your handbag to write down each expense

No matter how rich or poor you may be, it is vital to write down all your expenses. I make sure I get a receipt for every (little) thing that I get including all services. Then I write down all expenses in a diary and get rid of the receipts (or save them in a box – whatever works for you).

8. Use labels in your home

9. Use a reliable notes application on your mobile which is automatically synced online

I use MobisleNotes app on my mobile which is backed up online for all my notes which I keep in my mobile phone. Following are some ideas of lists I use there to access when I’m on the go:

Groceries

New blog post ideas

Recommended movie/drama lists

Friends kids names (List of all kids of my close friends so I don’t keep forgetting)

Places to see around Halifax

Eat outs in Halifax

Packing list for trips

To get

To do

Car number plates

Family postal addresses

Standard Eid message

Office work

Family CNICs

Recommended books

Duas

Car number plates

Car details (like when oil change, etc)

10. Using a yearly planner to plan your daily life

This is great for planning your days, weeks and months ahead. There are many cute planners available. Find the one that suits your budget best. I find monthly calendars the best way to plan my month ahead.

11. Use an online cloud for all your legal documents accessible at one click

I also keep other important pictures in folders which I keep referring to like:

Cooking recipes

Mehendi designs

Duas

Makeup inspiration

Hair inspiration

12. Use Google Photos to backup all your photos/videos before you lose them

Google Photos is an excellent platform which provides unlimited space and is absolutely free of charge. Before you lose your photos, it is vital to back them up on this reliable platform. It’s advantages:

Free of charge

Unlimited space

Sorts all your pictures in a timeline (monthly/yearly)

Video version

For those who would rather learn by a video, following is a video where I shared and demonstrated all these points discussed above.

Feedback Please

Did any of the above tips help you?

What changes do you plan to make after reading this article?

I would love to know how you organize your life?

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Nadiya Najib

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Great tips Nadiya! An organized setup definitely motivates and helps in reducing the time and stress. I’ve already picked up on Google photos tip; scheduling is probably the next step. I get a photo wall calendar every year with imp dates like eids, ramazan, birthdays etc on it and note down meetings/apps; it does really really help.

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Nadiya Najib

Hi guys! Subscribe to my blog to know about the drama that I am, my love for Pakistan and planet Jupiter and my general rambling on whats what! 😜 I have so much to talk about. I'm passionate about Tennis,🎾 truck art, family trees, organizing, traveling, stamp collection, natural remedies, leaf art, social media, cats, blogging, chess and so much more! I'm always exploding with ideas. Come let's socialize.